Association sportive des Forces armées royales (, ar, الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية), commonly known as AS FAR ( ar, نادي الجيش الملكي), is a professional
sport club
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Sports clubs range from organisations whose members play together, unpaid, and ...
based in Morocco's capital
Rabat
Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...
, that competes in
Botola
The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prima ...
, the top tier of
Moroccan football.
The club was founded in 1958, 3 years after Morocco had gained their independence and is one of the most famous football clubs in Morocco. The club has traditionally worn a black home kit since inception. ASFAR is a well known club for the success of its football section, very popular in and outside the country. The team has played its home matches in the 53,000 capacity
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium ( ar, المجمع الرياضي الأمير مولاي عبد الله) is a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and is the home grou ...
in downtown
Rabat
Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...
since 1983.
The club is one of the most widely supported teams in Africa. ASFAR is one of three founding members of
Botola
The Botola Pro ( ar, البطولة الاحترافية, translit=al-buṭūla l-iḥtirāfiyya), is a Moroccan professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Moroccan football league system, it is the country's prima ...
that have
never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1956, along with
Wydad AC
Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional Association footba ...
and
Raja CA
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...
. The club holds many long-standing rivalries, most notably the rivalries with
Wydad AC
Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional Association footba ...
,
Raja CA
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...
and
FUS Rabat
Fath Union Sport ( ar, اتحاد الفتح الرياضي), commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath U ...
, whom they contest the "Capital Derby" with.
ASFAR is one of the most successful clubs in Morocco with 30 titles in total: 12 Botolas, 12 Moroccan Throne Cups, 4 Moroccan Super Cups, 1 Botola 2, 1 African Champions League and 1 African Confederation Cup. They were the first Moroccan team to win the
African Champions League
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in 1985.
ASFAR is the most successful moroccan club of the 21st century, and was ranked first locally, 10 continental and 201 universally, in the international rankings of clubs during the first ten years of the 21st century (2001–2010), issued by the
International Federation of Football History & Statistics
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in 2011.
History
Early years (1958–1965)
![King Hassan II with Mohammed VI](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/King_Hassan_II_with_Mohammed_VI.jpg)
ASFAR was founded on 1 September 1958, by the initiative of the Crown Prince
Moulay El Hassan, who was an avid football fan himself, by signing a decree as High Commander of the Moroccan Royal Army. The club scouts and players work with the Royal Armed Forces to develop players in multiple aspects (technical level, fitness management, sportsmanship).
One year after its creation, the football team, while still in the second division, won their first Throne Cup. The same year the club finished first in the division of the Moroccan Championship. In
Moroccan Throne Cup
The Moroccan Throne Cup or the Throne Cup is a football tournament sponsored by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation and brings together Moroccan clubs who play on the knockout system until two teams reach the final match. Unlike the league ch ...
, they manage to hide in eighths of final and then face the
Wydad Casablanca
Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...
, the latter is beaten on the score of 1–0. During the quarter-finals, the military defeated the
Fath Union Sport
Fath Union Sport ( ar, اتحاد الفتح الرياضي), commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath U ...
Rabat at the first Rabat derby, where ASFAR won the match 3–1. The final took place on December 14, 1959, face
Mouloudia Oujda
Mouloudia Club of Oujda ( ar, مولودية وجدة), commonly abbreviated to MC Oudja, is a Moroccan football club based in Oujda. Mouloudia, which closely translates to "birth" in Arabic, was named after the coincidence of the day of its c ...
won the first two editions of the throne cup and prepares to make a triple while the military, for their first season, a cut of the throne would be the ideal. Finally the ASFAR win this match on the 1–0 score that is stuck at
Stade Mohammed V
The Mohammed V Stadium ( ar, ملعب محمد الخامس, french: Stade Mohammed V) is a multi-purpose stadium which is part of the Mohammed V Athletic Complex () which is named after King Mohammed V and situated at the heart of Casablanca, M ...
.
![Hosni benslimane gardien de but des FAR de Rabat en 1959](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8c/Hosni_benslimane_gardien_de_but_des_FAR_de_Rabat_en_1959.jpg)
The Royal Army’s won its second title in less than two years, after it squandered the championship title in a play-off against the
KAC Kénitra
Kenitra Athletic Club (KAC) ( ar, النادي القنيطري) is a Moroccan football and basketball club based in the city of Kenitra.
History
The club, which was founded in 1938, is one of the most famous and popular football clubs in Moro ...
. The 1964-65 season was known for repeated arbitration mistakes, and the meeting with
Maghreb de Fès
Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès ( ar, المغرب الرياضي الفاسي) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football.
The club was founded in 1946. The club ...
was the point that overflowed the cup with a disastrous arbitration that directly affected the outcome of the meeting and the fate of the championship title by virtue of the fact that the defeat ended 3-0 and in Rabat, the match with a quarrel between the players and the referee. After the incident, the
Royal Moroccan Football Federation
The Royal Moroccan Football Federation ( ar, الجامعة الملكية المغربية لكرة القدم), (french: Fédérarion Royale marocaine de football) is the governing body of football in Morocco. It was established in 1956. It beca ...
took an unfair decision to suspend the club for a full season and thus not participate in the championship and cup for the following season 1965-66. The military team spent a white season away from local stadiums, but it did not stop competing, as it preferred to play international matches against international teams and teams to maintain competitiveness. They played nearly 50 international matches in one season against international teams in various European countries such as Spain, France and Russia, including
Cádiz CF
Cádiz Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., known simply as Cádiz, is a Spanish professional football club based in Cádiz, Andalusia.
Founded in 1910, the club competes in the La Liga, holding home games at Nuevo Mirandilla, with a seating capacity of 20 ...
,
Recreativo de Huelva
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and
Gibraltar
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, most notably against
Barcelona
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at the
Camp Nou
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on December 25, 1966, which ended with four goals to zero in favor of the Spaniards, while they succeeded in snatching a tie against
Atlético Madrid
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in a match on the occasion of the inauguration of the
Vicente Calderón Stadium
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, ended with a score of 2-2, before the team visited the
Soviet Union
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in two trips, the team drew 1-1 against
Dinamo Moscow
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.
Domination of Moroccan football (1965–1984)
The Royal Army returned to the atmosphere of competition in the championship, after the banned season. ASFAR was crowned with two other titles immediately after resuming its activity in the championship in 1967 and 1968 and 1970.
In the same period, at the beginning of the sixties, Al-Asaker also took control of the
Moroccan Super Cup
The Moroccan Super Cup was a one-match football tournament that was held at the end of each season between the Moroccan League champion and the Moroccan Throne Cup champion.
History
This cup was initially called the Federal Cup and then la ...
winning it in four out of six times. Then the Royal Army, led by its French coach Clezo, began to dominate the
league competition by winning four titles, and the team’s first meeting with the championship title was in the 1960-61 season, and control of the championship title continued for four consecutive seasons until 1964 as a new record.
Internationally and in the same era, the Royal Army team had the honor of participating in the first edition of the
Mohammed V Cup in 1962, after winning the league title the same year, the Royal Army was ranked third, after a 5-0 defeat against French club
Stade Reims
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. They were set to face
Real Madrid
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Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...
for the third place position, the match ended in 4-3 victory, thus becoming the first Arab and African team to beat the 20th Century Club.
In their fifth participation, the military team was able to reach the final of the
Mohammed V Cup for the first time in 1967, when it eliminated in the semi-finals the
Dukla Prague
Dukla Prague ( cz, Dukla Praha) was a Czech football club from the city of Prague. Established in 1948 as ATK Praha, the club won a total of 11 Czechoslovak league titles and eight Czechoslovak Cups, and in the 1966–67 season, reached the semi ...
with a score of 1-0, to face the Bulgarian
CSKA Sofia
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in the final, which won the title at the expense of the military team with great difficulty by a score of 1- 0. The military team returned to the
Mohammed V Cup final in 1970 for the second time, where they faced the Spanish giant
Atlético Madrid
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, the Royal Army lost 4-1.
ASFAR was the first Moroccan team to participate in African competitions by drawing the
1968 African Cup of Champions Clubs, after winning the league for the same year. With the beginning of the seventies, exactly in 1971, and after an absence of 11 years, the military team, accompanied by its Spanish coach
Sabino Barinaga
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He appeared in 205 La Liga matches and scored 92 goals over 13 seasons, almost exclusively for Real Madrid. He later embarked on a manager ...
, won the second title of the
Moroccan Throne Cup
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at the expense of
Maghreb Fez, after the match ended in a 9-8 penalty shootout victory.
First African title (1984-2004)
After a long 12 years trophyless run, ASFAR achieved the most important victory by winning the
championship titles
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Title match system
In this system ...
and the
Moroccan Throne Cup
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, despite the short period that
José Faria
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He converted to Islam when coach ...
spent as the teams coach.
The Royal Army team entered the African competition, after winning the championship title, by participating in the
1985 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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. It entered history as the first Moroccan team to win a continental title. the Royal Army team reached the semi-finals of the African Champions League for the second time in its history, where it faced the Egyptian team
Zamalek
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, and the first leg ended with a score of 1-0 from a penalty kick in favor of the Egyptians in
Cairo
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, and the same result was recorded in
Rabat
Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...
from A penalty kick by Shesha before the match was settled by penalty kicks (4-3), which saw the brilliance of goalkeeper Salah El-Din Hamid, who gave the team qualification for the final round by blocking two penalties, and the joy was not yet complete. In the final, the FAR team faced
AS Bilima, the champions of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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, and despite the injury of
Timoumi and
Abdeslam Laghrissi
Abdeslam Laghrissi (; born 5 January 1962), also known as Abdeslam El-Ghrissi, is a Moroccan former Association football, footballer.
Club career
Laghrissi started his professional career in Morocco, Moroccan side FAR Rabat. Early in the ninetie ...
, the first leg match in Rabat ended with a great victory for the military team, 5-2. The away game ended in a 1-1 draw which gifted the Royal Army their first
CAF Champions League
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title. After this historical achievement,
Hassan II of Morocco
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He was a member of the 'Ala ...
insisted on receiving the military team at his residence in the suburbs of the French capital,
Paris
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, after this first African coronation of its kind. The team is an exceptional congratulations from King Hassan II.
The team went on to win three
Throne Cup in a row. The Royal Army became the second team to have the honor of keeping the cup in its treasury after
Kawkab Marrakech
Kawkab Athlétique Club of Marrakech ( ar, الكوكب المراكشي; KACM) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Marrakech. The club was founded on 20 September 1947 by Hadj Idriss Talbi.
Honours
* Moroccan League First Divisio ...
, because the law of the competition grants the winner of the title three times in a row the honor of keeping the Silver Cup permanently. In the
1986 Afro-Asian Club Championship, the first edition of its kind, which was held in
Riyadh
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in January 1987, between the Royal Army, the African champions, and the South Korean club,
Busan IPark
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The club was o ...
, the Asian champion, noticed the defeat of ASFAR by a score of 2-0.
Then the Royal Army team embraced the championship title for the second time with Faria in 1987, and in 1989 with Argentine
Angelillo, making the military team the first team to reach 10 championships. This generation continued its continental tour by reaching the semi-finals of the
1988 African Cup of Champions Clubs
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for the third time in the team's history. To the penalty shootout that defined the Nigerian team's superiority, the Royal Army missed another opportunity to cross into the final.
The Return (2004-)
![AS FAR 2007-2008](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/AS_FAR_2007-2008.JPG)
The Royal Army won two successive titles for the
Moroccan Throne Cup
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in two Clasico matches at the expense of rival
Wydad Casablanca
Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...
, in 2003 with a goal of zero from a header by Hafeez Abdel-Sadiq with a pass from Ahmed, and in the
2004
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final, the match ended in a goalless draw, which continued into overtime as well, to decide the penalty shootout, which marked the brilliance of goalkeeper Tariq Al-Jarmouni, and the match ended with the army winning 3-0 on penalties.
After a long absence from the championship title that lasted 15 seasons, the military team returned to win its 11th league title in 2005, in a historic match drawing the 30th and last round of the league, in the Mohammed V compound in front of
Raja Casablanca
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, leaders by two points, which needed a draw only to crown the title, but it was The soldiers have another opinion, and the
Mohamed Fakhir
Mohamed Fakhir (born 19 October 1953) is a Moroccan football manager and former player.
He was manager of the Morocco national team, and was coach of Raja Casablanca
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ...
battalion was able to overthrow Raja and win a clean double signed by
Mohamed Armoumen, who also won the top scorer title. The army took the championship title from the city of
Casablanca
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amid a great public astonishment for the opponent and the great joy of the soldiers, where the meeting was titled in the 21st century match in the Moroccan championship.
After 20 years of winning its first African title, the FAR team won the CAF Confederation Cup in 2005 after defeating the Nigerian
Dolphins F.C 3-1 in aggregate. Asfar later went on to lose the
2006 CAF Super Cup against
Al Ahly SC
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on penalties.
On 2 December 2006, Asfar lost the
2006 CAF Confederation Cup
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final after losing to
Étoile Sportive du Sahel
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on an away goal. In 2007, Asfar won the
Throne Cup after defeating
Rachad Bernoussi
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Curren ...
on penalties. Next season, they managed to clinch both domestic titles, the
2008 Botola and the
Throne Cup. IN 2009, Asfar won the
Throne Cup after defeating
Fath Union Sport
Fath Union Sport ( ar, اتحاد الفتح الرياضي), commonly called FUS or FUS Rabat, is a Moroccan professional football club based in Rabat and currently playing in the first division. The club was founded on 10 April 1946. 'Fath U ...
on penalties.
After 11 trophyless seasons, Asfar clinched the
2020 Throne Cup after defeating
Moghreb Tétouan
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3-0. They qualified to the
2023 CAF Confederation Cup, after a 15 year continental drought.
Grounds
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium ( ar, مركب الأمير مولاي عبد الله) is a multi-purpose stadium in
Rabat
Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populati ...
,
Morocco
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. It is named after
Prince Moulay Abdellah
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of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and is the home ground of ASFAR. It is currently used mostly for
football
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matches and it can also stage athletics. The stadium holds 52,000. Since 2008 it is host of the
Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat
The Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat is an annual track and field competition at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco as part of the IAAF World Challenge Meetings. It was first organized in 2008. Its name ...
. It was a confirmed venue for the
2015 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the Orange Africa Cup of Nations, Equatorial Guinea 2015 for sponsorship reasons, was the 30th staging of the Africa Cup of Nations, the international men's football championship of Africa. It was orga ...
until Morocco was stripped of its hosting rights. It was also a venue for the
2014 FIFA Club World Cup
The 2014 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2014 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was the 11th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup, a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between ...
.
ASFAR Football Academy
Sports Center of FAR
Honours
:''This is a list of honours for the senior AS FAR team that include a total of 31 Trophies''
*
* shared record
Friendly competitions
*
Trofeo Semana del Sol
**Winner (1): 1977
*
Mohammed V Trophy
The Mohammed V Cup, also known as Mohammed V Trophy (french: Coupe Mohammed V) was an international football competition in the Kingdom of Morocco held in the cities of Casablanca, Rabat and Marrakech.
The trophy was named after King Mohammed V ...
**Runners-up (2): 1967, 1970
*
North African Cup of Champions
The North African Cup of Champions was a tournament designed by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) that puts together the winners of the domestic leagues around North Africa. The tournament contains representatives from Algeria, Libya, Mo ...
**Runners-up (1):
2008
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*International elite championship
**Runners-up (1): 2008
*Ahmed Antifit Tournament
**Winner (1): 2007
**Runners-up (1): 2009
Top scorers in Botola
![AS FAR 2009-2010](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/be/AS_FAR_2009-2010.jpg)
The ASFAR controls the title of Top scorers in Botola, which has the largest number of scorers a total of 14 time
Top scorers in CAF Champions League
Performance in CAF competitions
At the continental level, AS FAR is the first Moroccan club to have participated in an African Cup; It was in 1968, when it has reached the stage of the semi-finals of the
African Cup of Champions Clubs
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and cont ...
. She was also the first Moroccan club to win the
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...
, in 1985.
*
CAF Champions League
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and co ...
: 6 appearances
::
2005
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– Second Round
::
2006
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– Second Round
::
2007
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– Group stage (Top 8)
::
2008
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– Preliminary Round
::
2009
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– First Round
::
2014
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– Preliminary Round
*
African Cup of Champions Clubs
The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual football club competition organized by the Confederation of African Football and cont ...
: 5 appearances
::
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Januar ...
– Semi-finals
::
1985
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** The Internet's Domain Name System is created.
** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
– Champion
::
1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
– Quarter-finals
::
1988
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– Semi-finals
::
1990
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– Second Round
*
CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organi ...
: 6 appearances
::
2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...
– Play-off round
::
2005
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– Champion
::
2006
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– Finalist
::
2010
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– First Round
::
2013
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– Play-off round
::
2022
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– Second round
*
CAF Cup Winners' Cup
The African Cup Winners' Cup was a football competition that started in 1975 and merged with the CAF Cup in 2004 to form the CAF Confederation Cup. It was a competition between the winning clubs of domestic cups in CAF-affiliated nations and was ...
: 5 appearances
::
1987
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– Quarter-finals
::
1997
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– Finalist
::
1999
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– Quarter-finals
::
2000
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– Quarter-finals
::
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
– Second Round
*
CAF Super Cup
The CAF Super Cup (also known as African Super Cup or for sponsorship reasons TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup) is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation ...
: 1 appearances
::
2006
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– Finalist
African cups all-time statistics
Players
First team squad
:'
Managers
Current technical staff
*
Last updated: 21 August 2021
Former coach
* Fin
Mohamed Anouar (shtoki) (1958–59)
* Fin
Larbi Benbarek
Larbi Benbarek; also Ben Barek or Ben M'barek, ar, العربي بن مبارك; 16 June 1917 – 16 September 1992) was a French-Moroccan football player. He represented the France national football team 17 times. He earned the sobriquet of " ...
(1959–60)
*
Guy Cluseau (1960–69)
*
Mustafa El Ghazouani (1969–70)
*
Sabino Barinaga
Sabino Barinaga Alberdi (15 August 1922 – 19 March 1988) was a Spanish football forward and manager.
He appeared in 205 La Liga matches and scored 92 goals over 13 seasons, almost exclusively for Real Madrid. He later embarked on a manager ...
(1970–71)
*
Blagoje Vidinić
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(1971–72)
*
Anoul dos Santos (1972–73)
*
Amar Ben Siffedine (1972–73)
*
Sabino Barinaga
Sabino Barinaga Alberdi (15 August 1922 – 19 March 1988) was a Spanish football forward and manager.
He appeared in 205 La Liga matches and scored 92 goals over 13 seasons, almost exclusively for Real Madrid. He later embarked on a manager ...
(1973–74)
* Fin
Driss Bamous (1973–74)
*
Guy Clisaux (1974–80)
*
Sabino Barinaga
Sabino Barinaga Alberdi (15 August 1922 – 19 March 1988) was a Spanish football forward and manager.
He appeared in 205 La Liga matches and scored 92 goals over 13 seasons, almost exclusively for Real Madrid. He later embarked on a manager ...
(1980–82)
*
Mircea Dridea
Mircea Dridea (born 7 April 1937) is a Romanian former football player and manager, who is the current honorary president of Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
Club career
Mircea Dridea was born on 7 April 1937 in Ploiești and at age 15 he was ...
(1982–83)
* Fin
José Faria
José 'Mehdi' Faria (April 26, 1933 – October 8, 2013) was a Brazilian football coach. He coached Morocco in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when they became the first African team to advance to the second round.
He converted to Islam when coach ...
(1983–88)
*
Antonio Angelillo
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(1988–90)
* Fin
José Faria
José 'Mehdi' Faria (April 26, 1933 – October 8, 2013) was a Brazilian football coach. He coached Morocco in the 1986 FIFA World Cup, when they became the first African team to advance to the second round.
He converted to Islam when coach ...
(1990–92)
*
Mustapha Dafarallah (1992–93)
*
Mário Wilson
Mário Wilson (; 17 October 1929 – 3 October 2016) was a Portuguese football central defender and manager.
He appeared in 286 Primeira Liga matches over 14 seasons, mainly in representation of Académica. He also played for Desportivo de Lou ...
(1993–95)
*
Jesualdo Ferreira
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira (born 24 May 1946) is a Portuguese football manager. He is currently the manager of Zamalek in the Egyptian Premier League.
In a managerial career of over forty years, he was in charge of all of his country's Big Thre ...
(1995–96)
*
Carlos Alhinho
Carlos Alexandre Fortes Alhinho (10 January 1949 – 31 May 2008) was a Portuguese professional football central defender and manager.
He was one of the few players in his generation to have played for the Big Three in Portugal – Sporting, ...
(1996–97)
*
Henri Depireux (1997–98)
*
Georges Heylens
Georges Heylens (born 8 August 1941 in Etterbeek) is a Belgian former footballer. He played with R.S.C. Anderlecht and the Belgium national football team. He took part in the match between Belgium and the Netherlands in 1964, with 10 teammates ...
(1998–99)
*
Rachid Taoussi
Rachid Taoussi ( ar, رشيد الطاوسي – born 1959, Sidi Kacem) is a former Moroccan football player and manager.
Club career
Born in Sidi Kacem, Taoussi began his career at age 17 with Union Sidi Kacem as a midfielder.
Coaching care ...
(1999–2000)
*
Henri Depireux (2000–2001)
*
Alain Giresse
Alain Jean Giresse (; born 2 August 1952) is a French football coach and former player who is the current manager of the Kosovo national team. He was French Player of the Year in 1982, 1983 and 1987. Nominally an attacking midfielder or centra ...
(July 1, 2001 – June 30, 2003)
*
Mohamed Fakhir
Mohamed Fakhir (born 19 October 1953) is a Moroccan football manager and former player.
He was manager of the Morocco national team, and was coach of Raja Casablanca
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ...
(2004–05)
*
Henri Stambouli
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Coaching career
Stambouli coached Marseille and Sedan in France.
He managed the Togo national football team, leaving the position in September 200 ...
(March 1, 2006 – Jan 6, 2007)
*
Jaouad Milani
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First name
*Jaouad Achab ...
(2007)
*
Mustapha Madih (2007–2008)
*
Mohamed Fakhir
Mohamed Fakhir (born 19 October 1953) is a Moroccan football manager and former player.
He was manager of the Morocco national team, and was coach of Raja Casablanca
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ...
(2008–2009)
*
Walter Meeuws (July 16, 2009 – Nov 7, 2009)
*
Aziz El Amri
Aziz El Amri (born 1 January 1950) is a Moroccan association football, football coach and former player.
El Amri was manager of Moghreb Tétouan until resigning in December 2014.
References
1950 births
Living people
People from Sidi Ka ...
(2010)
*
Mustapha Madih (2010–2011)
*
Fathi Jamal
Fathi Jamal (born 11 February 1959, in Casablanca) is a Moroccan former footballer, who played most of his career for Raja Casablanca, JSM Laayoune and Kawkab Marrakech. After retiring as a player, he coached many teams, most notably Morocco's ...
(Nov 1, 2011 – April 16, 2012)
*
Rachid Taoussi
Rachid Taoussi ( ar, رشيد الطاوسي – born 1959, Sidi Kacem) is a former Moroccan football player and manager.
Club career
Born in Sidi Kacem, Taoussi began his career at age 17 with Union Sidi Kacem as a midfielder.
Coaching care ...
(July 1, 2012 – Dec 7, 2012)
*
Abderrazak Khairi
Abderrazak Khairi (born 20 November 1962) is a Moroccan former football player and coach who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Rabat, Khairi played for the local club FAR Rabat. He scored goals in the 1985 and 1986 Coupe du Trône finals, h ...
(Dec 7, 2012 – June 25, 2013)
*
Jaouad Milani
Jawad (Arabic & Persian: جواد), ; ; ; ; ) is an Arabic given name that means generous, liberal, magnanimous, merciful, and open-handed. The name is common in the Balkans, Caucasus, Middle East, Morocco and South Asia.
First name
*Jaouad Achab ...
(July 1, 2013 – Oct 1, 2013)
*
Rachid Taoussi
Rachid Taoussi ( ar, رشيد الطاوسي – born 1959, Sidi Kacem) is a former Moroccan football player and manager.
Club career
Born in Sidi Kacem, Taoussi began his career at age 17 with Union Sidi Kacem as a midfielder.
Coaching care ...
(Oct 22, 2013 – Dec 13, 2014)
*
José Romão
José Pratas Romão (born 13 April 1954) is a Portuguese former football winger and manager.
Playing career
Born in Beja, Alentejo, Romão started playing for local C.D. Beja. He also represented Vitória de Guimarães, AD Fafe, F.C. Penafiel ...
(2015–16)
*
Abdelmalek El Aziz (2016)
*
Aziz El Amri
Aziz El Amri (born 1 January 1950) is a Moroccan association football, football coach and former player.
El Amri was manager of Moghreb Tétouan until resigning in December 2014.
References
1950 births
Living people
People from Sidi Ka ...
(2016–2018)
*
Abderrazak Khairi
Abderrazak Khairi (born 20 November 1962) is a Moroccan former football player and coach who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Rabat, Khairi played for the local club FAR Rabat. He scored goals in the 1985 and 1986 Coupe du Trône finals, h ...
(2018)
*
Mohamed Fakhir
Mohamed Fakhir (born 19 October 1953) is a Moroccan football manager and former player.
He was manager of the Morocco national team, and was coach of Raja Casablanca
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ...
(2018)
*
Carlos Alós Ferrer
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Places
;Canada
* Carlos, Alberta, a locality
;United States
* Carlos, Indiana, an unincorporated community
* Carlos, Maryland, a place in Allegany County
* Carlos, Minnesota, a small city
* Carlos, West Virginia
;Elsewher ...
(2019)
*
Abderrahim Taleb (2019–2020)
*
Sven Vandenbroeck (2021–2022)
*
Fernando Da Cruz
Fernando Da Cruz (born 25 October 1972) is a French professional football manager, and former futsal player who represented the France national futsal team. He is managing the Moroccan club AS FAR
Playing career
Da Cruz was an amateur football ...
(2022–)
Sports Club
There are several other sporting branches in the club besides football professionally and the results of the Club in those prestigious results are sports and distinct local and continental levels.
Popular culture
In 2009, a documentary book was published by the player and coach Azzouz Belfaida with the help of his brother Abdelaziz under the title AS FAR : The Story of a Football Legend and documenting fifty years full of achievements and titles from the career of the AS FAR football team, From its founding in 1958 at the initiative of
Hassan II of Morocco
Hassan II ( ar, الحسن الثاني, translit=al-Ḥasan aṯ-ṯhānī;), with the prefix "Mulay" before his enthronement 9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999) was the King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999.
He was a member of the 'Ala ...
, then Crown Prince, until 2009, it is the first book of its kind in Morocco.
In 2018, the two brothers, Azzouz and Abdelaziz Belfayda, issued a new book on the AS FAR, which includes an inventory of the most important achievements and failures in the period between 2009 and 2017. The new 159-page book, titled “A Renewed Story of a Football Legend,” aims to document and excavate the military team’s archives by reviewing the stations that made it a strong team, before its level declined in recent years, reinforced by rare photos, whether of former stars or Currently. Azzouz Belfayda, a historian of the AS FAR, explained that the new version includes accurate details of the team's path from 2009 to now, adding that its purpose is to highlight the role of the military team in producing players throughout history.
Supporters
ASFAR has the largest number of supporters of any team in Morocco the greater the focus of fans are in The region
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra ( ar, الرباط-سلا-القنيطرة, ar-ribāṭ salā al-qunayṭira; ber, ⴻⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ-ⵙⵍⴰ-ⵇⵏⵉⵟⵔⴰ, eṛṛbaṭ sla qniṭra) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It is ...
, It has a population of 4,580,866. Also, the club has an important fan base inside the country, where several towns are renowned for counting vast majorities of ASFAR supporters, and outside the borders, among Moroccan emigrants.
The ASFAR Ultras movement began in 2005, when the bases of Ultras Askary Rabat (UAR), And The second group Black Army (BA) was created in 2006, Their sanctuary is the southern Included of the
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium ( ar, المجمع الرياضي الأمير مولاي عبد الله) is a multi-purpose stadium in Rabat, Morocco. It is named after Prince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco. It was built in 1983 and is the home grou ...
.
File:Black-army-far-wac-4.jpg, Curva chè
File:TIFO.jpg, Tifo Ultras Black Army
File:Far-wac-.jpg, Pyroshow Ultras Askary
File:Tifo des supporters des FAR lors de la final de la coupe du trône 2012.jpg, Tifo Ultras Askary before a final Coupe de Trône
References
External links
Official club websiteOfficial supporters website
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Football clubs in Morocco
Football clubs in Rabat
Association football clubs established in 1958
Sport in Rabat
1958 establishments in Morocco
Sports clubs in Morocco
Sport in Salé
Multi-sport clubs in Morocco
Unrelegated association football clubs
Military association football clubs
CAF Champions League winning clubs
CAF Confederation Cup winning clubs